Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches

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studio album
First released:
Apr 1990

Overview Edit

Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays. It was released in 1990 and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne at Eden Studios in London.

In 2000 Q magazine placed Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches at number 31 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2005, the album was voted the 51st greatest album of all time by Channel 4 viewers.

Cover artwork by Central Station Design. The original album cover consisted of a montage of popular children's sweet wrappers. This was changed following objections from the U.S. manufacturers, resulting in the new, somewhat plainer album cover.

In November 2007 the album was rereleased by Rhino records with extra tracks and a DVD of music videos.

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
60986
Release dates:
  • 1990 in United States

Genres

House, Indie, Madchester. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Essential Listening
After reading a few lazy reviews I felt confidently compelled to write about how I felt about this album, and what it means to me. I was 18 when this album was released. I was heavily into electronic music as well as rock music, but at the time it was hard to find good mixtures of both within the same band. Anyone who has bought music for a good portion of their lives knows how an album that is listened to at the tender age of 18 can profoundly affect the way they hear every album for the rest o…
Written by M. Fulkerson
3 stars Will not stand the test of time...
Solid Brit pop, funky Manchester genre. Sounds dated now. Sounded dated in 1992. Not the best of its class, nor the worst. "God's Cop" is probably the the best song on the album, with "Kinky Afro" a solid runner up. Nice groovy bass hooks that you hear popping up in rap music and mainstream pop and R&B. This album makes me sad that rock music with some soul is regarded as "dance music," as if it is less valuable, or serious, or significant. Even more sadly, this album could have had more presenc…
Written by Daren E Jorgensen

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Kinky Afro
    3:59
    2
    God's Cop
    4:58
    3
    Donovan
    4:04
    4
    Grandbag's Funeral
    3:20
    5
    Loose Fit
    5:07
    6
    Dennis and Lois
    4:24
    7
    Bob's Yer Uncle
    5:10
    8
    Step On
    5:17
    9
    Holiday
    3:28
    10
    Harmony
    4:02

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Other versions Edit

Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches 10 tracks format: 1 x cassette
catalog number: 60986
release dates: Apr 1990 in United Kingdom
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Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches 10 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
catalog number: 60986
release dates: Apr 1990 in United Kingdom
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Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 60986
release dates: Apr 1990 in United Kingdom
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Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Elektra / Ada
catalog number: 60986
release dates: 1990 in Japan
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Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Elektra / Ada
catalog number: 60986
release dates: Dec 13 1990
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